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Part the Tenth— “I guess I overcomplicate / People tell me to medicate” —“Breathin,” Ariana Grande << Chapter Index >> There was an odd silence between Alexa and his dad at the breakfast table.  For some reason, Alexa hadn’t come down for dinner (Dad said she was unwell), and now they all ate in silence.Continue reading “MHC10”

Part the Ninth— “Just like nicotine, heroin, morphine / You’re all I need” —“Never Be the Same,” Camila Cabello << Chapter Index >> It was rather silly really.  Juliana got up for the morning, dressed like the perfect Nazi fiancée, put on her engagement ring from Obergruppenfuhrer Smith, and went down to breakfast.  After heContinue reading “MHC09”

Part the Eighth— “You’ve been creeping round on me / While you’re calling me ‘baby’” —“How Long,” Charlie Puth << Chapter Index >> Chief Inspector Takeshi Kido was Juliana Crain’s emergency contact.  It was not necessarily standard procedure for ranking officials and their mistresses, but Kido insisted on providing for Juliana as much as heContinue reading “MHC08”

Part the Seventh— “With my feelings on fire / Guess I’m a bad liar” —“Bad Liar,” Selena Gomez << Chapter Index >> Chief Inspector Takeshi Kido was sitting at his desk, looking over a file on a new film that had surfaced.  It seemed a Lemuel Washington was of interest.  He had been living inContinue reading “MHC07”

Part the Sixth— “Sometimes the greatest way to say something is to say nothing at all” —“Say Something,” Justin Timberlake << Chapter Index >> It had been a small white vitamin pill, which was new to her daily regimen, that John had given to her with her morning orange juice.  The cramping had started withinContinue reading “MHC06”

Part the Fifth— “Keep my head under water / Pride buried in my chest / Not counting the minutes, the seconds / Not holding my breath / Now sinking from the surface / Swimming in my lungs / Losing my vision, religion / I’m holding my tongue” —“High,” Whethan & Dua Lipa << Chapter IndexContinue reading “MHC05”

Part the Fourth— “And, love, if your wings are broken / Borrow mine ‘til yours can open, too / Cuz I’m gonna stand by you” —“Stand By You,” Rachel Platten << Chapter Index >> Every Saturday, Chief Inspector Takeshi Kido would leave work at exactly three in the afternoon to meet Juliana Crain after herContinue reading “MHC04”

Part the Third— “Is it cool that I said all that? / Is it chill that you’re in my head? / Cus I know that it’s delicate” —“Delicate,” Taylor Swift << Chapter Index >> Joe Blake had come back from the Neutral Zone with a film and no contact.  It was late at night whenContinue reading “MHC03”

Part the Second— “Everything I got, I bought it / Boys can’t buy my love, buy my love, yeah” —“Woman,” Kesha << Chapter Index >> Juliana took a deep breath when the car stopped in front of a large family home, the likes of which she had never seen.  “People live like this?” she asked. Continue reading “MHC02”

Part the First— “I am not afraid anymore / Standing in the eye of the Storm / Ready to face this, Dying to taste this, Sick sweet warmth” —“Not Afraid Anymore,” Halsey Chapter Index >> She was sitting by the side of the road, her long dark hair pulled behind her ears, her Aryan blueContinue reading “MHC01”